### [2026-08-25](/feed/2026/08/25/index.md)

##### 2026 WNBA season
# In basketball, the Women's National Basketball Association's Chicago Sky bans Enes Kanter Freedom from attending home games following his altercation with Natasha Cloud. 




### Sources:

1. [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/49725856/sky-ban-kanter-freedom-arena-clash-cloud)

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